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Cement prices rise in Malawi

Cement prices in Malawi have reportedly increased by 33 per cent in the past two weeks to MWK8000 (US$10.79) per 50kg bag, with the hike attributed to a shortage, according to The Business Times (...
News - 27 August 2020

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe ordered to shut plant by EMA

The Environmental Management Agency ordered Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe (LafargeHolcim group) to close its 0.45Mta Manresa plant last week, because of abnormal dust discharges. Lafarge Cement Zimbabw...
News - 18 August 2020

Nigeria in focus

Nigeria, Africa's biggest cement market, is still pushing the bar in terms of profits for cement companies at a time when other countries are struggling to overcome the financial constraints arisi...
News - 07 August 2020

MENA outlook: Egypt and Saudi Arabia market prospects

This week, Cemtech hosted its latest live webinar which considered global market trends and provided an update on the dynamic Egyptian and Saudi Arabian markets in particular. Egyptian market u...
News - 24 July 2020

Cemtech Live Webinar: World Markets, Energy and Freight Update

Cemtech Live Webinar: World Markets, Energy and Freight Update In this webinar we reviewed the latest global market trends with Thomas Armstrong, Managing Editor, International Cement Re...
Events - 17 July 2020

The dangers of debt

In this month’s Technical Forum, Dr Michael Clark considers how the history of the Kenyan cement industry can serve as a case study for some of the dos and don’ts of the sector. Going forward, imp...
Articles - 13 July 2020

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe sees revenue advance 104%

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe saw its profit for 2019 rise to US$178m, while volumes remained flat YoY at 323,000t. Gross profit increased 251 per cent to US$496m from US$141m in 2018. Kumbirai Katsand...
News - 07 July 2020

Preparing for a financial crisis

Dr Michael Clark looks at how the global health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected develop into a financial crisis, and the potential impacts of this for the cement industry. By lookin...
Articles - 30 June 2020

Isidoro Miranda elected new FLACEMA president

LafargeHolcim’s general director in Spain, Isidoro Miranda, will succeed Pedro Carranza as president of the Andalusian Labour Foundation for Cement and the Environment (FLACEMA), Spain. Mr Mirand...
News - 26 June 2020

East African prospects

The east African cement markets of Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and Burundi have continued to experience rising levels of cement consumption over recent years with investments in infrastructure and affo...
Articles - 16 June 2020